Portugal Parliament approves amended immigration law after veto
Portugal approved an amended immigration law on September 30, 2025, creating a two-year family reunification wait (one year…
DOJ lawsuit against Minnesota could reshape state immigration policy
The DOJ sued Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul on September 30, 2025, challenging laws and local orders that…
Gov. Ferguson Signs EO Creating Washington Immigration Sub-Cabinet
Executive Order 25-09 creates an Immigration Sub-Cabinet effective Sept 25, 2025, co-led by state equity, gubernatorial, and financial…
Feds detain Columbia green-card holder over drug convictions
Longtime green card holder Owen Ramsingh was detained at O’Hare on September 27, 2025; ICE cited a 1997…
ICE Deports Former Cuban Judge Who Sentenced Anti-Dissidents
On September 25, 2025, ICE deported former Cuban judge Melody González Pedraza after 484 days in custody; U.S.…
Trump Sued Over Orwellian National Citizenship Database
Advocates sued to block a proposed national citizenship database centralizing Social Security and immigration data, warning it could…
Canada Launches Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots in 2025
The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots (March 31, 2025) offer caregivers a direct path to permanent residence without…
Arrests in Twin Cities immigration fraud operation, Twin Shield
From Sept. 19–28, 2025 USCIS, with ICE and FBI, ran Operation Twin Shield in Minneapolis–St. Paul, reviewing 1,000+…
Mississippi Auditor Partners with ICE to Train Agents
Effective September 30, 2025, Mississippi’s State Auditor joined ICE’s 287(g) program, allowing ICE-trained auditor agents to identify, process,…
Judge Rebukes Trump Deportations Targeting Palestinian Demonstrators
Judge William Young’s 161‑page ruling ruled that targeting international students for pro‑Palestinian protests violated the First Amendment, blocked…
Missouri National Guard to Help ICE with Administrative Support
Under a Title 32 order, Missouri will deploy National Guard members to support ICE processing facilities from October…
Trump Admin Seeks Supreme Court Review on Birthright Citizenship Policy
On September 26, 2025 the administration asked the Supreme Court to review a January 20, 2025 executive order…
Funding EB-5 from India under RBI LRS: pooling, gifts, and steps
Families use RBI’s LRS (USD 250,000 per year) plus co-ownership, cross-year timing, or gifts to assemble EB-5 capital.…
Remote-First Hiring Won’t Replace H-1B Visas: A Hybrid Future
Tech companies favor remote‑first hiring to avoid H‑1B lottery delays and costs, using sponsorship selectively for onsite, security‑sensitive,…